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Bigger Message
By Martin Gayford
Hardback
Published 26-Sep-2011
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A record of a private conversations with art critic Martin Gayford, this title reveals via reflection, anecdote, passion and humour the fruits of his lifelong meditations on the problems and paradoxes of representing a three-dimensional world on a flat surface.
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100 Artists' Manifestos
By Alex Danchev
Paperback
Published 27-Jan-2011
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A collection of 100 manifestos from the last 100 years is cacophony of voices from such diverse movements as Futurism, Dadaism, Surrealism, Destructivism, and Stuckism, taking in along the way film, architecture, fashion, and cookery. It gathers together an international array of artists of every stripe, including Kandinsky, Gilbert and George.
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Drawing Workbook
By Jill Bays
Hardback
Published 25-Apr-2008
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Drawing is a basic skill which artists need to master. This book leads beginners through techniques and subjects at a realistic pace. Each lesson features instructions, examples, step-by-step demonstrations and finished drawings. It presents a drawing course for the beginner in ten easy-to-follow lessons, packaged in a lie-flat wiro binding.
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How to Draw Horses
By Eva Dutton
Paperback
Published 01-May-2009
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Offers an introduction to drawing horses and demystifies the process of building up the images from initial simple shapes right through to the finished animals. This book provides things from simple shapes to realistic drawings in easy stages. It is suitable for absolute beginners or those artists who want to brush up their drawing skills.
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Golden Age of Botanical Art
By Martyn Rix
Hardback
Published 13-Sep-2012
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From some of the earliest attempts at art to the plant hunters of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, this study brings together the stories of the intrepid explorers (some of whom became botanical artists by default) and the many professional artists who recorded the flora that they discovered on their travels and expeditions.
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Britain's Lost Cities
By Gavin Stamp
Paperback
Published 25-Apr-2010
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A critically acclaimed elegy for Britain's lost urban heritage.
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Collins Artist's Little Book of Colour
By Simon Jennings
Hardback
Published 04-Feb-2008
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An attractive handy guide to the fascinating world of colour, Collins Artist's Little Book of Colour is an essential sourcebook for artists, designers, art students and teachers.
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In Search of Rex Whistler
By Mirabel Cecil
Hardback
Published 22-Nov-2012
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Rex Whistler was one of the most intriguing artists of the interwar years and Hugh and Mirabel Cecil, have tracked down all of his murals, in private collections and on public display.
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Street Fight in Naples
By Peter Robb
Paperback
Published 05-Jul-2012
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A vivid memoir which brings Naples and its extraordinary history to life
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Postcard Age
By Lynda Klich
Paperback
Published 18-Feb-2013
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In the decades around 1900, postcards were Twitter, e-mail, Flickr and Facebook all wrapped into one. Many of these cards were thrown away after they had served their purpose. Drawing on the collections of postcards anywhere, this book traces how big historical and cultural themes of the modern era played out on the postcards tiny canvas.
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